Kern County Kaiser Permanente employees have put down their picket signs for now. The United Nurses Associations of California and Union of Health Care Professionals say 31,000 registered Kaiser nurses and health care professionals across California and Hawaii concluded their five-day strike Sunday. The strike began October 14 at more than 500 Kaiser hospitals and…… Read More
Kern County Sheriffs deputies are searching for a domestic violence suspect. Deputies responded Sunday to the 2300 block of Center Street in east Bakersfield where the suspect managed to escape with an armed accomplice. Authorities say the men eluded deputies by taking off in a car. One of the guys fired several gunshots as they…… Read More
Two people are dead and another person has been injured in a crash in Delano. It happened Thursday morning when a speeding driver ran off the road and struck several metal and wooden poles — at Woolomes Avenue near Wallace Road. The driver and 19-year-old passenger Andru Felix died at the scene. A 19-year-old woman…… Read More
A former teacher at Arvin High School has learned his fate after having sex with a student. Michael Parra, 44, was sentenced Thursday to two years probation and 180 days in Kern County Jail. He must also register as a sex offender and obey a 10 year protective order. Investigators says Parra had a sexual…… Read More
A man accused of killing his father in south Bakersfield has been charged with murder. Alfred Juarez, Jr., 49, was arraigned Thursday on charges including first degree murder, robbery, and carjacking after the victim was found unresponsive Monday night outside a home in the 6100 block of Chandler Way. The man died at the scene.…… Read More
Police are on the lookout for a thief in Tehachapi. Officers are searching for a woman who’s considered a person of interest in a grand theft investigation after $10,000 was stolen either in cash or from a bank account on September 3, 2025. Anyone with information is asked to call the Tehachapi Police Department at…… Read More
A new In-N-Out Burger could soon be coming to Bakersfield. The popular burger chain hasn’t confirmed exactly where the new store will be located, but reports on social media say the likely location is in southwest Bakersfield at Panama Lane and Gosford Road. A spokesman says the process usually takes about nine months, from pulling…… Read More
Police arrested a man and woman after a foot pursuit and search through downtown Taft. It started Tuesday afternoon when an officer spotted Russell Lacey III, 27, who was wanted on a felony warrant near the 600 block of North Street. He allegedly took off running but was caught hiding behind a business in the…… Read More
A Bakersfield man will spend more than a decade behind bars for stabbing his girlfriend during a breakup in Daly City. Prosecutors say in 2021, Neil MacDonald, 27, stabbed the woman fifteen times after she said she wanted to end the relationship. She survived the attack. A San Mateo County judge sentenced MacDonald on Tuesday…… Read More
A Bakersfield couple accused of torturing and murdering an 8-year-old girl will have to wait two weeks for their preliminary hearing. Ray Mata, Jr., 31, and Graciela Bustamonte, 27, appeared in court Tuesday where a judge delayed proceedings until October 28. The couple are each charged with first-degree murder, torture, aggravated mayhem and child abuse…… Read More
